Powerful Reading Words

POWERFUL READING WORDS Power Word Task/Job of Word Synonyms for Word Analyze Break apart Best Most correct answer Compare All the ways they are alike Conclude Understand after reading Contrast All the ways they are different Contributes Adds to Convey How does the author communicate the message Definition Meaning of words in the context of the passage Demonstrates Show Describe Tell us about using details Emphasize To make important; to stress it Evaluate Make a judgment Evidence Back up with details from the text Except All of these but one Explain Tell how Express Say Formulate Create Highlight To Show the importance of Illustrate Show Imagery Details that make a picture in your mind Indicate Show Infer Read between the lines Influence The power to affect a person or event Main Idea Main topic of the text Mainly Mostly Most Likely Probably Organize How the text is structured. Predict What will happen next? Presents To introduce Primary Main Purpose Why did the author write this? Reflect Echo Related Connected Response Reaction to something Reveal Show Selection/Excerpt Story or article being read / Passage/Text Significant Important to the reader or passage Suggests To propose or hint to the reader Give the short version –BME Summarize Beginning, Middle, End Support Back up with details or evidence Symbol Something that represents something else Theme Message of the passage